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0,ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregont (Jhtfcwifl Hr0t.Hi Ontario ArjnwmThe Produce from15,000,000 acres ismarketed from Ontario each yearleads in Prestige,merit, and Circulation. Watch uh jrrowRepresentative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County.V0LWME XVI.ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY !',, 919.NO.PR0SPCC1S FOR BARRENmin ARE EXCELLENTThe Bill ! ' rlnnlna on oomlK through thleotinti of the county,DH ninny opportunities lire otteredbom.t.nciere. It in only recentlytbit the l"B of th,s fert,le ,oil ""b found OStl wooderflul product astonished the new settler.Tnc llll crop were bumper anrlbrought I I "'? n,n l,,, th,HPrt ..f th.- c-Mtitv. M"t nil of thegfetal sml road lauds, bav beenhouvht "P by lnrav compauiee Hl,d.ill be turned Into cultivationn M pWilltlB I nnut say fewWlirlx lii regard to the new settlers,jdoy aa I ii""1 prosperous ami encrMlC Inl "f Tl"K P0l.Uy hi them have made wonderfulInprnteineut In thi lection of thecounty. riwriM the land, buildingurn. for their stock aud estat Hillinguicebonics. Th la nil Icy la beautifullyiitut1. surrounded hj an Ideal ntocknngf where cuttle, horaea nnl sheepwlotfr erery year without feedingThe valley with Hi fertile andpnxiurtlre noil la adapted to grain,biruuil runt crop. Tbera are atillI ( Imnieateaila lef t. The valley exttodi from Crow lay to Knllv Farm,Ormoo, a dlitanoe of twenty eightIIm For further particulara writetMlkallaher. Crowley, Oregon.SUlt CANNOT GIVE TITLE10 LANDS SOLD BY BOARDThe following landa ha?e been aoldII. ! I iv the atate land board,hut the wtnln In unalde to coneey titlei tboet i n i in i g ownertblp are entided to a refund of the amount paid :iwi i Motion 20, towmhlp 1H aouthnut 41 et, to acre: granted toLemuel burgess .lautiary Mi I0O2.8e( a range I, tnwiiahip 'Jo aouth,MM ST Mel I" aerea granted to IIf. Doyle. OntptHf 2. 1880.Nel ) iiuige 22 and eel ne lantie1 iMWklp l eolith, range :i!ict.locr.; m nt,, a M. KitgeraldUtuoer , l:ui2.NV ni mtlpn N township Moutb. i.uig,. i;i east. 40 acres grantedM! KitGerald July 30. 1008.81 tel section M towuelilp -''outb, rMfji east. fl acre ; grantHollm In ruliull October 16. MI' ue range .!. township 2it. rungs 17 south, Hnacree; granted'Tl.o. liiinlmll October li. ItOl.POUNDS OF ALFALFASLED SHIPPED FROM HERE,utsiiu Cumuiisaiou companyia)pBj i,, ajj, 0M,,M of afaf8- -Bed' -k. hbout M.OOO pouud. whlclisank) iom M MM to the farmers' tbe irtiuirr. m i his se,-tii.u had' r tii alt. dfa meal mill they'n1'1 bsve no l rouble In disposing oftkftl, L.s:r ::;:;; J.r::,"u f" itttUB meal and both causalptwd.CARS OF SHEEPSHIPPED LAST YEAR' inspector, W. W. Hluton.jtx that there were over H0U cars1 from here last j.urUl ' aboal M),0O0 head and i,-,!lu "l It .-t , inarter of a mil-f th! i-heep men" ly and un.st of themafraidI I en with flee woolM -t i,t th.'-e hu'he i ii,ii.c.-i bio I reeding? than wool.GREEK IS SHOT BYCOUNTRYMAN AT VALEIn Quarrel Over iambi in j?Debts-First Murder EverCommitted in CityAt about 3 o'clock luesday afternoon a couple of (irpek not into annit. i it u ii! and unite were displayed,with the result that one of themnamed Joe U.eloc waa killed by theother, wboie name ie Jne Oosln.It Ie rumored that the ipiarrel waaover n woman and gambling debt..Tim shunting occurred on Mainetreet inat north of the Kmplr LumberI'onipany'e yard. There m eereraleye w ittiesso and the nmnlerer waapromptly taken Into custody by theIn rllf and I now in the comity jail.The quarrel between the two menevidently started in the railroad campon the Mne of the new railroad tor themen bud la.eu In Vale fut three or fourdaya aud had I quarreling fortwodaya.One ahot wat llred by the dend miniaud the man who came off Aral testahot mm'U time aud five abote tookeffect In the body of bit deadcountryman.HALLOWELl CONCERT CO.GIVES GOOD ENTERTAINMENTThe Hallowed Concert companyappeared at the Dreamland on Sundayevening and gave a good a conoert aawaa ever heard here The companyaeema to bave eeveral atrunger menthan lait year. 1 be aollat waa inexcellent voice and responded tonunicrnu encore. The harpist,clarinet, 1 1 'hn and cornet were inPMMW hn I. It la to be regrettedthat tbeie waa not a crowded home,a the entertainment well deserved it(jf by Arr .rirn Prena Aktociatuia.W E. BORAHUnaiiimoualy Ue-elccted by RepublicanMembers of Idaho Legislature to theUnited States Senate.two carload of horsesSHIPPED TO CALIFORNIAThe horse market eems quite act iveTwo carloads of heaw animals werehipped from tbe McWilliaui barntbia week and they have m-eiiyeuougb for anuth i car While the1100 and 1600 pound anneals tell thedemand, l.s for the heavier stuff audthey readily par ISO to a 1100 morefur one that weighs around IT00 and1800. Theie is practie.illy DO !maud for the light sti.il. TbUtSooldt lie farmers that it will pj wheuito breed only l.ir bin. y e Its mi i Itccitallily I ay lO laiee c.dts when theyhriug from I1S0 to f'J l 'at fuor year.of age. The.e burses wee chipped toCalifornia.aaaal IT LbbbV vlaTbbbbbbT IFVFRYTHINf. INnnmrnuruuuKiMuch Interest is Being Manifestedand a Big List of Well GroomedBirds Will Be Exhibited.Beginning next Wednesday the On-tarln Poultry bnw will be held in tbtLee. building north of th Ontariohotel. It i expected that everalhundred bird will be exhibited, aawell a much pet .took. The premiumHit have been mailed, but if anvonIntereaterl In poultry ha been over ;looked the Hat can be obtalnet atthe Commercial club or by wrltlug tothe aecretury,( ( i Wberry, the judge who willacore the bird la a favorite whereverbe ha officiated and the exliibitoraare ensured of latlafactinu, wheie Mr.Wherry place the ribbons.The Ontario merchant have douated over I30O In merchaudlia mPOULTRY SHOW PREMIUMLISTS BEING MAILEDThe catalogue fcr the chicken howwere mailed out thia wek aud it laen that many more premium grbeing otferad than laat year and theloqulrlee indicate that the numberof bird esblblted will be much largerThe ahow people have icoelved theribboue and tbey are certalcly a handnun" lot and well worthy the blghclaaa tilrd that will receive themOREGON & EASTERN ISFORMALLY TAKFN OVESThere a a pedal train here Mi nday with (onie ofncial from the O.W. K. . . and the Short Line.Ueorge W. tijachke, chief euuiiieei,repreeiiittd the O. W. K A N. 'o..mid Mr. Maunu the Short Line. Thetrain wa ruu to Vale and the 0011rtriictioii work wa formally takenover by the O. W. It A N. otticlalTIid Kiogaii biauch wu not taken.hi at thia time a there wax no me1 luii- ml worked nut.The gang thai hid been repatrlug"tie bridge at Mallett. wa taken otfand ruhed away and toey barely gotaway before tbe transfer was madeThe steel gang ha a few days workin do near tbe first big tuuuel ami'then they will lay the rails N IfeONyssa llouiedale. line.'lhe Idaho Noitbein was takeni , i ly the Mi ut Line ptople a fe !days "g" "'"' ,l ' Huglit Uallthey will take over that portluu ofth,. l':ette Valley line tetween NewPlymouth aud Kmmett. This willplat'' I hem ill position to extendthat line to a direct lunction withthe inaiu line at Malheur JunctionSTEAMER GOES ON REEFPa..en8er. Removed in Surfboat. andimo Livei srt luiiHalifax. N. S -The steumer Uranlurn, of the Crai.miii Steamship company. bounU Horn Rotterdam, for Hallfax and Nevk Org, HTMIO on a reelto headlight .. ttOB, mue miles belowHal. fax ami ll till I "Id fast.';d,r,"hatternoon hr how was six feet out,,; w.it. I I vere seven fathollnt wal ! and 17 'I open, i, lot ob the Ki in a'eamer i.. ll l. ,.. .. V. . w.. .r1-Ul"" "' ' ," ' ' .J' ' .craft, ai. d jr lauded saiely iu HIRFIIHRS FORo indniw,p(,C, premium and aome valuableprZM ire ..ffered. The Commercialcub hni plircba.ed two bandn.megyer trophye which will be contettedfot.aTh phnw m ,ait tnre dHy! M(,, ,,!,! hi, ,-e.y attended.UANT APPROPRI ATION FOR"Will Hi I n)l Itlrll lUH I UHMODEL POULTRY FARMIThe lay of the Oregon hen ha beenthe subject of much thought on thepart of the regent of the Oregon Agrlcultural college and they will seekfund from the leglelatiire to eetablih h model poultry farm at Corvalll.The average beu in the e'ate layaiitiout on egg per year, while champlen layer at the college have gonewell paat the 2Ni mark in a year. Itla dedred to gevelop a layiug atraiuof poultry and to aell (be towla andthen agga at a reaaonable price tofarmer I the object aimed at iokeitabhahlng tha poultry ranch.THE FUN MAKERS WILL BEAT DREAMLAND JANUARY 21On January 21 there will be auopportunity etfnrdeJ of buying twohour of refined pleasure tor ..0 and I18 ceuta lit the Dre uiUiid theatre.Prof Cuukliii ariaiiged with theHi Hi Lyceum Hureau for the appeareuce here .it the Neil l.ltchlielil compuny ami they will be at the Dreamlaud Tuesday eveulng,The Lyceum stamp of approval usufficient to win taut the managementiu saying that the entertainment willi be blgh class. The program is aluugthe Hue of miicIi fuu innkers us SolSmith Kuasell aud Joseph Jeffersou.The program is a uoutinuous in. .formauce ami euds with a rural comedy. . .CIRCUIT COURT DISPOSES' OF TWO CRIMINAL CASESThe Circuit Court has disposed oftwo criuiinul cases this week,The ease against Hamilton aud hispartner tor stealing Iiuims from Wm.Isaacs aud other, was dismissed, theury holding that the men had bfJMtried once and convicted on this, harge.It means that all the hows werestolen t mm m4 coiiaiitute.i but oneeiims. These are the men turned!oo-e ty llowIor Wwt B .hrt tin)Btt,lur '! arrived at the peniteutiary.Lee Heuuy wa tried to. .attlestealing at Jordan Valley.J JUTTER WRAPPERSMUST BE PROPERLY LABELEDll i. ii. m roihi all ii... inii.rp Of marketed In O egon must IIslel'l witn tl Ikui, mltl, ,i,a . ,, .,,,,, .cMki batloi bi Ion bolngjlI gui hS'' atpp : '! IfJIfllll nk um I ,,,',,:,.,ig tbe wrapi ers, arid will bei-dtotiv yoo o, .111 ,,ppl, olnootlf prlntod wrapperirrigation congressMEETS IN PORTLAND150 Enthusiastic DelegatesAre in Attendance fromOver the State.The second annual Irrigation Congress of Oregon was held IhkI week atthe Imperial hotel in Portland.Over 201) person attended the dailysessions of which number ISO weredelegates repreaeuting the variouCommercial club. Wnter I'sers' asDelations aud diitricN throughoutthe state.Wm. Ilanlev. of Horns, wlm resided at the session, wns elected president and .'no tlinkle, of Hermlstnii.waa again choaen aecretary. The committee appointments will lie madtlater by Prealdent Han ley.A lengthy program waa given during which varioua irrigat ion projectsover the atate weie dicuased W.K. Human, of Ontario, made a talkon the proposed Dead Ox Hat ruming proposition and minutely dcaciibed the plans of thia immenseundertaking.While many propositions were conaldared, the Columbia Soutbero project aud the present Carey act lanawere the ptinolpal featurea of themeeting. Some harmwiug tale ofuouditiooa were told by men residingmotel these i i )fci and the result Isthat the Citugrers through It leglslutire committee, will ask the atate totake up the propnaltions and decldaas to the future devitlopmeiitit.The general opinion was that muchgood resulted from last vears' meetingiio I considerable Interest has beenawiikeued in the Irrigute.l dlatrlcts.This ectlou ot the state aaked no'H0''m at this time, but was wellrepresented Ontario heiiug a.ivendelegates preseut. The uflli ers r -. 1 1. ia moel. largei atteiiilam m' yeui .DR. C. L. ALSBURGDr. Carl L. Alsburgsuccessor toDr. W.ly a flovernment pure foodexpert.tyTnUy-M ,.,,; yy lAItrL ll I K Y 11 1 N IiAVL NU VUllLIN ORGANIZING DISTRICTSIty a recent ruling title to laud Isnecessary 'In tun. popl ( oteaniiganiatlon ol irilgation ili.trPti-.DsH m""I liiti'-ti.l entryaien! M vice and n- I n on thelaud in nut necessary Tbi la iegiIrrimlli nI IB. I ll '.'lidstraight. o I out,: I pri:.t,rit i,i ll,,- l.tt I. rctai.yog)grtitatthoArguiJolTJc thJ T"'pr jrht.mm sV- asHaaav' SXLaakstkAJslmm mW ' JmmmmS ' V LVV 'H "nf i i lak ; -I irjSjaBJr4r9liWi "WikV ' -0,,.. 7' if3 - - 7 vmW lwJkm iBaWA 8k sLVtstlT "A IC- r- v ' ,wH-'.-,-iCr..' $fmmbw'-y JwtWf3&MmmmmMORTON BARROWS OF ST.PAUL A VISITOR LAST WEEKMuit. n Harrow waa here lat weeklooking over his orchard Interests Inthis section He made nrrangementato hBve a nice house erected on onof the tracts and will spend pait ofthe time here, when he enn get awayfrom his Inw practice In St. Paul.Mr Harrows went from here to Southern California, where he has a eon inthe orange buincs and will advithe young man to quit California andcome to a good country where thingsdo not free-,, upSCHUBERT SYMPHONY CLUBWILL APPEAR HERE SOONThe Cemetery Improvement societyhas made arrangements fr.r the appearance here on February 1, of I he Schubert Symphony club, at the operahouse. These people have an excellent reputation aud the people ofOntario will have an oppotiinlty ofspendlusg a pleasnant eveulng, andthe same time knowing they arehelping a good cause.PROMINENT LAW FIRMMAKES BUSINESS CHANGEMcCulloch .V i.ckhNi it is the newfirm of attorney, who have takesover the practice of McCulloch. Hollaa& Duncan. Mr Duncan will davotbis at tent too to the alsjl i set buaio.which h pruchaaed a short time agofrom U. C. MulUr, at Vale Mr.Sol la lie nut decided on hi futurlocation. Mr. Kokhardt. tha newmember of the llrm has been withthem some i mo. a aaalstant and Ithoroughly familiar with the net., Iof the clients.The office have been newly ilitidup and they now have tbe largest lawlibrary between Maker and Unise, over1 mill volumes.Mr. McCulloch Is now prepared todevote his entire attention to thpis dice, Ins term as prosi cut ing attorney hay nig evpiredBULL MOOSE HOLD ANINTERESTING MEETINGlhe Hull Moosers of this countyheld a meet ing at Vale Wednesday an Iorgsiiled hf electing Itolni' VanUIlM tcmpiuaiv clian oiiin md K. If.Cunklin, seoretary. Koliil Van UIlMwas selected a di lcg.it.. In Portlandalti d the in. it lug ti.i statu oigaillat Hill. I'lve prei lip t kiik lepIt-seiited. A nulling will l,c lollSatin day In ei feet oigau 1 it ion.COUNTY COURT APPOINTSTWO NEW FAIR DIRECTORSThe County ouil haaapp led IvA. I 'laser, of Ontaiio and K L.Tachligi of liiugan. asdnei-lois nl t tieMalheur county fair. 'lhe directorswill meet Saturday and organize.Plan foi tha l'.'l.i fair will Udiscussed and pi eparat inn staited tomake it hlggi-i and better than tinfairs of tin- past which will bj goingsome.AN OLD BARBER IN ABRAND NEW SHOP''I Tl lor til'kllOA n III this t , inhas au eligullv filled shop tihe nil ItOl you. l .villi' i -t ,i,ihin for his p slroh.